Darren Wilson’s Mother Was A ‘Serial Con Woman,’ According to Reports

*Darren Wilson may have gone into hiding after his name was revealed as Michael Brown’s killer, but information about the Ferguson, Missouri police officer’s mother reveals a side of the matriarch that was far from law-abiding.

According to MailOnline.com, Tonya Durso, Wilson’s mother, was a serial con artist who cheated her victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by stealing their identities and taking out huge loans, which resulted in credit card debt.

During her crime spree, Durso was on parole for similar crimes she committed in Missouri. She died at age 35 under mysterious circumstances, MailOnline noted.

Until she was exposed as a con artist, Durso and her family were popular residents in St. Peters, a predominantly white suburb of St. Louis. Among Durso’s victims was Sandy Finney, who mentioned that Wilson’s mother intercepted her mail and sent off for pre-approved credit cards that she would use herself.

Durso wound up in so much debt from her capers that she took out loans to keep the scam going.

“My husband and I were naïve,” Finney shared with MailOnline. She cleaned us out for at least $100,000 and $30,000 in cash which we didn’t get back.’

The site went to report that Durso’s con game ended in February 2001, when Finney was told by her own bank that she could not deposit any money and the authorities were alerted. Durso ultimately pleaded guilty to six counts of forgery and one count of stealing at the 11th Judicial Court in St Louis.

Although she pleaded guilty to those crimes as well as confessed to another six counts of stealing in an unrelated situation, Durso’s victims tell MailOnline that she didn’t serve any time in jail and went into bankruptcy in October 2002. A month later, the matriarch died.

“I’m surprised Wilson passed the background checks to become a policeman,” Finney told the site. “People can change but that was a bad home. His mother was a serial conwoman.”

News of Durso’s illegal activities comes days after Ferguson police named Wilson as Brown’s killer. Media sources report that the revelation came after authorities faced unrelenting pressure from the public and lawsuits from civil liberties groups.

For more on the criminal past of Darren Wilson’s mother, Tonya Durso, go to MailOnline.

10 Responses

Not sure if the mother’s history is completely irrelevant.
What everyone is asking, is how could an officer sworn to protect the public lost it to the point of committing something so horrific. No matter what Brown was suspected of doing, or even if he did assault the officer in his attempt to flee, the behavior of the officer is perplexing. There was a total loss of control. Not only did he shoot him twice in the back while he was fleeing, but then he was shot five more times in the head and torso after he turned and raised his hands. Seems to me that there may be some psychosis which could be associated with the environment he was brought up in or may even be inherited. There may be some frontal lobe issues, which could explain the mother’s inability to control her criminal urges and also the son’s total loss of control.

It is known, for example, that frontal lobe dementia can be inherited. Symptoms can be loss of inhibitions and empathy. Seems to be consistent with the behavior exhibited by both mother and son.

You could be right. I had the same concerns about Brown’s frontal lobe dementia when I saw the video of him strong arming that little man in his store for a $48.99 box of cigars. And I totally agree. It’s very perplexing. Perhaps something in Brown’s mother’s mental history can explain his irrational actions. I’m sure someone will start digging for info now. Of course, it’s possible young Mr. Brown may be dead simply because a cowardly racist killed him and thought he could lie his way out of it. I’m waiting for the day when we see him handcuffed, shackled and standing in front a judge begging for his life, filled with fear of what awaits him behind bars, just as I’m sure the store owner was afraid of what would happen to him when he was being snatched around by Brown, and just as young Mr. Brown and his friend were scared shitless when they were being pursued by this gun wielding thug. Life does have a way of coming full circle. Do unto others…..

The information about his mother is ABSOLUTELY relevant as to HOW he was able to become a police officer. My husband works for a company that does Navy ship repair work and you would not believe the information that is needed to get a security clearance, which is necessary to get onto the ships to work. They want to know the names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and social security numbers of his adult siblings, parents and in-laws. EVERYTHING is investigated.

If he grew up in a family of liars and con artist, it would certainly be relevant to his ability to tell the truth. Children learn from their parents. This is fact. It would be interesting to see what they learn from his ex-wife. If he divorced after 2 years this guy must have a lot of issues. The kid is no angel but, getting your head blown off for walking in the middle of the road or stealing cigars is going too far. It was clear that this cop was not in immediate danger. The kid was over 35 feet away. What danger was he facing?

Sometimes it’s not about race , but how people act ! Like I said before, I do not think it was right Michael Brown got shot down like that , but it can be stressful for an officer . Especially, working in high-crime neighborhoods. They have to deal with a lot of crap. Every day they put their life on the line. I feel bad for both families.

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